Monday, 8 December 2025

08-12-25 Monday - Whinchat

Temp 12°C to 13°C - Rain to start the day with some sun across midday but rain after supper. The south westerly wind swinging south and back but staying a gentle breeze throughout, occasionally gusting to 25 mph.

Little Gull
Whinchat
Green-winged Teal
Ring-necked Duck

BRISTOL

Bishopston:
2 Jay - squawking

Downend to NHS Southmead - bike route:
5 Song Thrush - singing

Shirehampton, Lamplighter Marsh:
Woodpigeon, 1 Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Magpie, Present Carrion Crow, 1 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 2 Stonechat, Goldfinch

Sea Mills & R Avon - WeBS:
1 Mute Swan, 35 Mallard, 1 Lapwing, 4 Common Sandpiper, 40 Redshank, 83 Black-headed Gull, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Bullfinch

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station - WeBS:
4 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 130 Wigeon, 40 Mallard, 47 Teal, 2 Little Grebe, 17 Lapwing, 250 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 20 Dunlin, 51 Snipe, 63 Redshank, 4 Grey Heron, 1 Peregrine, 1 Cetti's Warbler

Littleton Warth - WeBS:
11 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 32 Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 130 Teal, 10 Oystercatcher, 28 Curlew, c2500 Dunlin, 78 Redshank, 7 Grey Heron

Aust Warth:
Shelduck, Woodpigeon, 1 Moorhen, Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel,
3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 1 Raven, 10+ Skylark, 1 Robin, 1 Whinchat, 1 Stonechat, Meadow Pipit

Almondsbury:
2 Song Thrush, Meadow Pipit

NORTH SOMERSET

Leigh Woods:
1 Stock Dove, 19 Woodpigeon, 2 Herring Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, 2 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Carrion Crow, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Marsh Tit, 13 Blue Tit, 7 Great Tit, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Song Thrush, 26 Redwing, 5 Blackbird, 2 Robin, 1 Chaffinch

Clevedon - Yeo - WeBS:
10 Canada Goose, 3 Mute Swan, 25 Shelduck, 12 Mallard, 1 Goosander, 10 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Plover, 20 Curlew, 10 Turnstone, 1200 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 120 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 1 50 Black-headed Gull, 5 Herring Gull, 1 Cormorant, Little Egret
08-12-25 Marsh Tit Goblin Combe (Emily Lomas)
Goblin Combe:
inc - 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 2 Raven, 1 Coal Tit, 3 Marsh Tit, 12 Long0tailed Tit, 9 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, 2 Chaffinch

BELOW M4 & BANES

Newton St Loe:
3 Mute Swan, 34 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 12 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 10 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 3 Gray Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel 

RESERVOIRS

Blagdon Lake - WeBS
43 Canada Goose, 21 Mute Swan, 7 Egyptian Goose, 20 Shoveler, 126 Gadwall, 82 Wigeon, 244 Mallard, 2 Pintail, c 940 Teal, 51 Pochard, 1 Ring-necked Duck, 93 Tufted Duck, 11 Goldeneye (4m), 1 Water Rail, 23 Moorhen, 505 Coot, 7 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe, c300 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 12 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 2 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail

Chew Valley Lake
08-12-25 Little Gull CVL (Rod Taylor)
Dam:

1 Goosander, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Gull - 1st wint, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Pied Wagtail

Woodford:
11 Collared Dove, 5 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 70 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Siskin

Villice:
1 Green-winged Teal

Herons Green:
 2 Little Grebe, 4 G BB Gull, 6 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 11 G W Egret, 4 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 
100 Jackdaw & Carrion Crow, 1 Cetti's Warbler. 1 Stonechat, 6 Pied Wagtail

Stratford:
2 Whooper Swan, 3 Shelduck, 6 Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Pheasant, 15 Lapwing, 2 Snipe,  2 G BB Gull, 6 Cattle Egret, 3 Grey Heron 3 G W Egret, 1 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Pied Wagtail 

Herriotts inc Pool:
4 Shelduck, 5 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 2 G BB Gull, 5 Grey Heron, 7 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 
1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Pied Wagtail
08-12-25 Little Gull CVL - Dam (Ian Stapp)

Reported by: Derek Clarke, Chris Craig, Julie Evans, Robert Hargreaves, Daphne Havercroft, Annie Hawkridge, Rupert Higgins, Emily Lomas, Andy Middleton, David Minshall, Matt Plenty, Tony Scott, Ian Stapp, Rod Taylor, Jason Williams

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